Morning Wire - Jonathan Majors On Hollywood, Faith & ‘Run Hide Fight: Infidels’

Episode Date: September 19, 2026

Jonathan Majors joins Morning Wire to discuss his role in Daily Wire’s new action thriller Run Hide Fight: Infidels, his approach to acting, faith, and the physical demands of filming an old-school action movie. Majors also shares his most memorable moments on set, reflects on Hollywood’s changing landscape, and offers a look at what’s next in his career. Get the facts first with Morning Wire.- - -Ep. 3099- - -Wake up with new Morning Wire merch: https://bit.ly/4lIubt3- - -Today's Sponsors:Alliance Defending Freedom - Visit https://JoinADF.com/WIRE or text WIRE to 83848 to make TWICE the impact for freedom today. - - -Privacy Policy: https://www.dailywire.com/privacymorning wire,morning wire podcast,the morning wire podcast,Georgia Howe,John Bickley,daily wire podcast,podcast,news podcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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That was Jonathan Majors in the role of Captain Clay's, and Daily Wire's new action thriller Run Hide Fight in Fidels that went live on the platform this week. Majors has starred in Blockbuster films and TV series in the Marvel Universe and taken on hard-hitting roles like Damian Anderson and Creed 3. In this episode, we sit down with Majors to discuss his latest project, what drives him as an actor, and how he's seen the film industry change in recent years. I'm Daily Wire Executive Editor John Bickley with Georgia Howe. This is a weekend edition of Morning Wire. We should all be concerned by the rise in Marxist thought in our country. It attacks the very foundation on which our freedoms are built, and it's already having dangerous effects. Alliance defending freedom is pushing back, protecting your God-given rights in courtrooms across America.

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Oh, it's my pleasure. It's my absolute pleasure. Love the film. Yeah, we do too, and we're excited about it. We've been hearing for months now from people on the production side here about how much they enjoyed working with you. And in fact, we just talked to Kyle Rankin, the director earlier this week, and he talked about how much you lifted up the crew. And I actually wanted to use that as the first question for you. You know, you're the first guy on the call sheet. And that takes a lot of energy.

You know, I think a lot of people outside the industry don't realize what that means. how much pressure do you put on yourself to really bring the energy every day on the set? Oh, wow. From the beginning, I love that you spoke to Kyle. Because some of the beginning, Kyle and I, we've got really, really tight. And our objective was, okay, you're the coach here.

You know, this is your story. You've written this. You know, you're supported by Dallas. And Mr. Shapiro, I'm here. You know, let's do this thing. And the more I read the script, the more I realized that he was indeed the coach and where I could be most helpful, I felt, you know, just always trying to add to the culture of a team, you know, was, you know, the kind of quarterback, you know, I know what I know as far as the acting department goes, you know.

And so one of my huge passions is teaching. And as an actor, I think the best thing you can do is teach. And so Dallas and Kyle were very, very, very supportive in me speaking to a lot of the young actors and help them along the lines, you know, being number one on the call sheet is it's a great number. You know, it's a great privilege to have. But with that comes a great deal of responsibility, you know, it's kind of up to you to, you know, in a way, to help and support. You know, I like to think of number one is number zero, you know,

and you're the one there, you know, that's, you're a custodian. You know, you're there to clean things up, make sure you make your days, you know, and support the team and crew. And I had a wonderful team and crew to do that with and fell in love with my co-star especially JC and young James. Yeah, there's a lot of young actors. We actually had them in the offices this week, which was great fun for us.

And they specifically brought up how much your coaching mattered to them. Is that a passion for you, you know, in general, like building up new actors, young actors? Well, yeah, absolutely. I think that, you know, I'm a very serious guy. You know, I took acting very, very seriously. But no, Jessica aside, I do. you know, I feel that it's my duty.

It's my calling. You know, I believe that it's a gift that God gave me, you know, and I really believe in that. And because of that, I find it very important to, you know, take the little bit I know. You know, I went to some cool schools with North Carolina School of the Arts, great school. Yeah, school of drama, great school. But to sit around with young actors and watch the next generation come up and kind of, you know, best way I can kind of instill in them, you know, some of the principles of what it is to be an actor, to be a storyteller.

And also, you know, at the same time, being an actor, you're kind of a professional human, you know, ups, downs, left, rights, mistakes, and triumphs, you know, they're all there. And just, it's trying my best to show that to them, you know, what it is to be an actor on screen and off screen, you know, JC and James and I got really close in that way, you know, just talking about, you know, how there's correlation between how you move on set and how you move in the real world.

and the better you move in the real world, you better you move on set. And so, you know, not to be like the old man on set, I was really giving that to them, as well as like, this is your mark, this is the line. You know, let's try it this way, you know, really getting their imaginations going, you know. Yeah.

Now, you're known for really pouring yourself into roles. What do you look for when you're choosing a role? What kind of things are you really excited to do? The great question. You know, one of things I look for is level of difficulty, right? When you read the script, you go, okay, cool, you know, or like a gymnast, you know, or a weightlifter. You know, you say, okay, this is a heavy weight, you know, this is a hard routine. And I look for that because it's something that's going to challenge me as an actor, right?

And it's going to challenge me as a human being, you know, stepping into Clay Saunders, you know, captain, Clay Saunders was a huge, how did I say, opportunity for me. Because I've played many men in the service, right? I've played a Navy pilot. You know, I've played soldiers, Buffalo soldiers, the Gambit. But this is the first time I was playing a Delta guy. And the interesting part about that and understanding what that training is, you know, for a very long time, I wanted to be a Navy SEAL. You know, and so what I'm doing my research, and I hope our servicemen and women won't be upset when I say this. The process to the coming Delta is a whole different ballgame.

You know, it's a whole different ball game. And that was really good to kind of jump into that world, you know, put my body through that. You know, when I was on set, I would run and just try to keep my breath going, you know, and keep my mind going, you know, and try to work at, you know, these guys are tier one. You know, these guys are top and top of the top of the top of the top, you know. And so, yes, sir. Yeah, I wanted to ask you exactly about this. You know, this is a very kinetic movie. I mean, this is an action movie that hits hard.

Yeah. It doesn't pull punches. You actually punch bricks at one point. You fall out windows. Yeah. Yeah. Do you find yourself drawn to physical roles? Yeah, I do.

I do. I find that, you know, acting to me is a full-body experience, you know. And I think that, you know, sometimes in our craft, you know, sometimes people take that for granted. You know, they just think, I'm just going to say the words. And the words are so important. But this is a visual medium. You know, it's a visual medium. And I find that, you know, again, I reference to my schools, my upbringing, you know, is in theater, you know, where you're on the stage.

you're standing and you are physically communicating the story. You know, and so any role I take on, you know, I try to make it physical, you know, but a role like this and a world like this that Kyle has put together really demanded it. And so I really enjoyed it. You know, I got to do my own stunts, sometimes not on purpose, but I got to do my own stunts, which is cool and it keeps my record on for that, you know. But this story, the physicality of it, the aggression, a heart, all those things go together.

You know, and I think it's important that a body can also mirror, you know, the given circumstances of the film. And the given circumstances of our film are survival and love and brotherhood and fighting, you know, and loyalty, family, I think I said that. You know, that's going to require the entire body, you know. So to answer your question, yeah, I definitely look to see where I can throw myself physically into the script, you know, as well as emotionally. And to me, it's a 50-50 split.

So you touched on this, and I understand your mom as an ordained pastor. Yeah. And tell us about how your faith plays into your career and just how you move through life in general. Oh, wow. Tremendously, you know, tremendously. You know, my Lord and Savior Jesus Christ has been in my life my entire life. You know, my mother, as you said, as an orday minister, you know, I grew up both Methodist and Baptist. also from a military background, you know, down in Texas.

And so God has always been a huge, the anchor in my life, you know, and has always moved me and allowed me to see the world in a certain way, you know. And because of that, I've used that point of view, you know, my Christian religion and experience. And I use that in the work, you know, even as far as, you know, speaking to Kyle, you know, like I prayed about the role before I took it. You know, I pray before I go on set every day. You know, Lord just, you know, let me hear, see, feeling, know, everything you need me to in order to play this role.

You know, and so my entire life is committed to, you know, my Lord and Savior. And so even the work I do with, you know, the cast, the young cast and the crew, you know, I'm just trying to be a disciple of that, you know. The human experience is the most beautiful thing in the world to me, you know. and, you know, us being in the, us being molded in the reflection of our father, you know, in the beginning, God created, you know, and I'm fortunate enough.

And then you two are fortunate enough to work in a field where, you know, our creativity is first and foremost, you know, and if we're known by the freedom of bear, you know, the creativity I give and the discipleship, you know, through the work is something that I'm really focused on. Yeah, it's been one of the things that's drawn me to this company in particular is the creative outlet it provides so many of us. It's exciting to put new things into the world and see how the world responds to it. I got to have a much less deep question for you. Sorry about that. This is a throwback action movie. It's very 90-style action movie. Do you have any throwback action movies you're a sucker for personally that you just love? Oh my goodness. I mean,

I could just say anything's Schwarzenegger. Anything's Schwarzenegger. You know, I'm also a big Bruce Willis fan, you know. I have to say, I did probably tap into some Schwarzenegger in my portray of Clay for sure. You know, he's got some Terminator vibes. He's got some Marathon Man vibes, you know, so yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, I love it. I mean, the movie, the movie is an 80-90s throwback. You know, there's so much action, yeah, for sure. But one of the things that we really like about the 80s-90s throwback films, you know,

as we call them our classics, is that they have humor. You know, they're so human. You know, like in the middle of, you know, a car chase or a gun or whatever's going on, you know, these are real human beings and they're like, yeah, that was kind of, that was kind of close, man. You know, so there's humor in it, which opens up to heart. And, yeah, this film definitely does that. And it surprised me, you know, as I stepped into it. You know, when I would read the script and I would go, does he really mean that?

You know, is that the tone shift? That was one of the most fun parts about, you know, working the script and working so closely with Kyle and the young cast. is that we got to go through and go, oh, no, this is funny. And it needs to be funny. You know, allow it to be funny. You know, people are actually funny in these circumstances. You know, humor is a super power. Yeah, I found myself as a viewer going, oh, wait, oh, this is funny too.

Oh, this is supposed to be fun. Right. And it's almost like we've forgotten how to have fun in a lot of movies. You know what I mean? In life. Yes, in life, absolutely. Sort of a broader question. You know, the Hollywood landscape has been changing pretty dramatically over the last

five years. It's been pretty tumultuous. You know, there's the movie industry is moving out of L.A. There's this really long attempt to win people back to theaters. Some hopeful signs for that. You know, what do you see as the path forward for Hollywood? Wow. You know, as I said, you know, we just got back in town. And the city is different. The city is changing. You know, we just came from Atlanta. Now we're shooting here. But that's rare. You know, we were in Atlanta. Everyone was saying, like, you know, there's no work, you know, nothing's really happening. That seems grim, but I think what's happening is

creatives are really coming to the forefront. And not just creatives on screen. I'm talking about, you know, producers, people who are seeing things a certain way and have a certain point of view and are using that point of view, you know, to raise funds to make films, you know. And so it can be something like, you know, Mr. Shapiro with Daily Wire, you know, or it can be something, you know, as simple as, you know, like the chosen, right?

Those guys that make that wonderful show is one of my favorite shows, some of those guys run the crew with us there. So everyone's getting a, it's becoming a bit more democratic in a way. You know, I think the stronghold that, you know, it's a business, you know, and some people, yeah, it's a business. And I think that business is shifting and changing with the times and with the people. And I think with the audiences. And ultimately, I think what's going to get people, you know, back to the theaters is telling

real stories, you know, real stories about real human beings and having real human beings able to articulate, you know, the human experience, you know, which is what we, I believe we did, you know, with infidels. And again, what I was really trying to, you know, if there was any secret sauce I was trying to throw to the kids, it was that, you know, make it flesh and blood, you know, the work will come, you know, make it flesh and blood. We'll come back, you know, as an industry, you know, as an art form, no question. But we will have to pivot and really start listening to the people, you know, and making stories and telling stories that, you know, our audiences need to hear. Yeah, Kyle had said that.

He said, you know, the beginning of a project for him is getting a character he really cares about and feeling like he can really understand that character and building the story out of that. It's exactly the same concept. Yes, sir. Now, you mentioned that you've been shooting. What are you working on? Is there anything you can share with us about your upcoming projects? Hopefully, 2027 will be a really nice year for myself and, you know, some cool films I'm trying to put out, you know.

So that's really exciting. I can't speak the names now. I'm sure they can be Googled and found out. But no, I'm just really happy to be telling those stories. So there's a project I'm on now and a project that's coming up that I'm really excited about, you know, and can just add to the conversations that we're having today. Well, that's great. Hopefully we will be working with you again in the future too.

Jonathan Majors, thank you so much for joining us. Hey, thank you guys so much. That was Jonathan Majors, star of the new Daily Wire film Run Hide Fight Infidels, and this has been a weekend episode of Morning Wire. Who says Halloween only lasts one day? With Wayfair, one night of Halloween becomes a whole season at home. From larger than life yard decor and moody lighting to festive accents for every room in the house,

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